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My cat ari is a inside cat. A few months ago we put her outside so she could get use to being a inside/outside cat, she is not fixed either and I know the possibilities of her getting pregnant is very high.Well She was hanging around a male cat for awhile and ended up "getting together" with this cat.This was last month.Well now it's been 5 or 6 weeks and I'm starting to think she is pregnant she is a small cat for her age, she's 1 1/2 i noticed her nipples seem to be sticking out, as for before everything, I had a hard time spotting them out.I can also hear like this bubbling moving type sound when i put my ear up to her tummy but not sure what that is..if it could be her babys or something.If you could help me out I would be very thankful!
Thanks,
Kristina

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Kristina,

The odds are she is pregnant, and the time to have been able to tell for sure (21 days after breeding) is long past.  Cat gestation is 65-67 days after breeding with 63 days being a normal minimum and 69 days being a normal maximum.

A week or two after breeding, there is often some morning sickness (throwing up). 21 days after breeding, the nipples protrude and turn bright pink, but go back to normal after a couple of days. 5-6 weeks into it, she should have noticeable weight gain and may begin to show signs of pregnancy as the nipples may begin to go pink and protrude again.  

If she is pregnant, she is probably a good 4-5 weeks away form delivery.  Do you know what to look for when delivery is near?

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

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I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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